For the most part, Giancarlo Giammetti spent many years behind the scenes at Valentino. His friendship and business partnership with the designer was a story largely untold until the release of the 2008 documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor. In the film, the door to the world of Valentino ... More

This fall has been both busy and buzzy for the Belgian city of Antwerp. Its Royal Academy of Fine Arts is celebrating its 350th birthday, and front and center in the fête is its prestigious Fashion Department. 300 years younger than the Academy itself, ... More

It's the end of an era in New York's Meatpacking District: Alexander McQueen's flagship store has moved out and into a swank new address on the Upper East Side. With a recent exodus of some of the area's high-end retailers, including Stella McCartney and Matthew Williamson, it's not ... More

When I was young, I fell into fashion through fantasy. I had always imagined a place where practicality was non-existent and glamour reigned free. For me, this is what fashion was all about: over-the-top, all-consuming beauty. When fashion ... More

If you've ever seen a fur coat in a movie, chances are it was made by Fendi. The famous Italian luxury-goods company has a history of collaboration with the cinema that dates back to the 1970s, a time when Rome's Cinecittà studio was known as Hollywood on the Tiber. This heritage ... More

Next spring, get ready to channel fashion from the ‘90s. The clean minimalism espoused originally by Calvin Klein, and later by Helmut Lang and Jil Sander, dominated New York runways. This streamlined simplicity evoked a mood of effortless calm: The clothes were less uptight than last season, no nonsense ... More

Some of the greatest moments of the ’90s, as far as we’re concerned, took place within the world of modeling. Mark Wahlberg dropping trou for Calvin Klein. Stephanie Seymour in "November Rain." Bridget Hall as the face of Versace. For much of that decade, in fact, Hall’s beauty was the ... More

Riffing off of the recent surge in blogger-bolstered fashion, Macy’s has just debuted a new contemporary line designed according to trends in the street style blogosphere. Specifically, Maison Jules puts a Parisian chic spin on camera-ready daywear, inspired not by one individual blogger and her self-branding but by an ... More

Just because she grew up in the public eye doesn’t mean Ireland Basinger Baldwin—the model daughter of Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin—is immune to the effects of fame. Yet the 17-year-old seems to be adjusting to her own time in the spotlight with the same poise she displays in front ... More

"Runway collections should tell a story, and the beauty elements are an essential part of that narrative," says womenswear designer Amy Smilovic. It's a Fashion Week fundamental, and it's no doubt on the minds of designers debuting their spring 2014 collections in a month. More